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Where does “boscus” come from?

boscus (Latin) comes from Frankish busk, from Proto-Germanic buskaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰuH- — to become, grow, appear.

boscus (Latin): wood, woodland

Definitions

  1. wood, woodland

Ancestry of “boscus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbuskbush; bush, thicket
2Proto-Germanicbuskazbush; thicket
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰuH-to become, grow, appear

Words derived from “boscus”

  • bush
  • bushy
  • ambuscade
  • bouche
  • bushman
  • bushfire
  • rosebush
  • bosky
  • bushranger
  • highbush
  • bushland
  • saltbush
  • bushwhacking
  • bushbuck
  • bushwhacker
  • bushwhack
  • bushveld
  • bushranging
  • bushwalking
  • boscage
  • bouge
  • bosk
  • lowbush
  • spicebush
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